In January, it was announced that a partnership between The Actors Fund Housing Development Corporation, Monadnock Development, and nARCHITECTS had won New York City’s adAPT NYC competition, a pilot program for micro-housing. The partnership will build 55 micro-units ranging from 250 to 370 square feet on city-owned land at 335 East 27th Street. Building amenities will include public meeting space, café, and common rooftop garden for residents, as well as a laundry room, residential storage space, a bike room, and fitness space. ULI New York met with Rebecca Sauer … Read More

Over 200 people attended ULI New York’s unprecedented program, East Midtown Rezoning. The program began with presentations by Edith Hsu-Chen, Director of the Manhattan Office, New York City’s Department of City Planning and Fredericka Cuenta, Director of Corporate Initiatives, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Midtown Rezoning: A Special Forum on New York’s Future on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Shearman & Sterling, LLP. The City’s Perspective Ms. Hsu-Chen spoke about the focus of the rezoning, which she said was to protect and maintain East Midtown as a premier central business district while investing in improvements … Read More

Paula Blasier, ULI’s National UrbanPlan director trained over 35 uli new York volunteers on 3.4.13 and 3.5.13 at Clifford Chance. The new volunteers will be in the classroom this spring with opportunities at St. Raymond’s High School, Brooklyn Technical High School and Urban Assembly High School.

Nearly 7,000 land use and real estate industry leaders are expected to attend the 2013 ULI Fall Meeting at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago from November 5-8. The theme for the meeting, “ULI Works,” will highlight ULI’s impact on the creation of thriving communities for the 21st century. The meeting will include a special emphasis on addressing industry challenges and opportunities in today’s complex environment of demographic shifts and changing economic drivers. A major focus will be factors that are fueling a perceptible sense of optimism throughout the industry; business … Read More